The organisers of the October 1 protest against hardship in the country have vowed to go ahead with the “showdown” despite opposition from the Federal Government and warnings from the Nigerian Police Force.
Omoyele Sowore, a former presidential candidate and activist, who is one of the leaders of the planned protest, provided an update on Monday via his social media platform X, reaffirming that the protest will take place nationwide.
“NO GOING BACK! #FearlessInOctober”, he wrote on Monday.
The nationwide protest will take place at Eagles Square in Abuja, according to Sowore.
In describing the nature of the protest, Sowore emphasized that it will be peaceful.
“The protests will hold across all parts of Nigeria because the scale of the devastation, hunger, insecurity, and hardship that this government has unleashed on Nigerians is national. I will emphasise again that these will be peaceful protests, as they’ve always been.
“The last protests were peaceful, yet the government met the protesters with batons and bullets.
“We will not be deterred, though. Our only weapon is truth, and no amount of force or violence will prevent us from speaking truth to power,” he said.
The activist further stated that hunger has gripped the nation, stressing the need for Nigerians to turn out in large numbers for the nationwide protest.
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